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blt2ski
Aug 11, 2015Moderator
Being as those hills are lower than 1500' or so for the most part, elevation will not kill the OP that much if at all in reality.
Only real issue I see, is how much payload the truck may or may not have. That will be the biggest issue I see. It will be slower on the 4-6% grades than many like, but it should get up the hill, fetch a pail of water and make it down in one piece. Chassis size is not first choice with a family. I had a SW 9200 gvwr 35 series at gvwr with over 2600 lbs of payload. A 26' fleetwood 24C trailer, usually around 6500 on axels, and 650-750 of hw.
Marty
Only real issue I see, is how much payload the truck may or may not have. That will be the biggest issue I see. It will be slower on the 4-6% grades than many like, but it should get up the hill, fetch a pail of water and make it down in one piece. Chassis size is not first choice with a family. I had a SW 9200 gvwr 35 series at gvwr with over 2600 lbs of payload. A 26' fleetwood 24C trailer, usually around 6500 on axels, and 650-750 of hw.
Marty
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